Former product manager Panos Panay, who worked at Microsoft for 19 years, is retiring, and there is a view that Amazon will hire him.



Panos Panay , a product manager at Microsoft who was responsible for products such as ``Surface'' and ``Windows 365,'' announced on his X account that he has retired from Microsoft, where he has worked for 19 years.



Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay is leaving Microsoft - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/18/23878609/microsoft-windows-panos-panay-leaving



Microsoft product chief Panos Panay is leaving the company

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/18/microsoft-product-chief-panos-panay-is-leaving-the-company.html

'I will be forever grateful for my time at Microsoft and the amazing people I was able to build products with,' Panay said in a post on X.

Rajesh Jha, Microsoft's vice president of experiences and devices, sent an email to employees with the following content:

“After nearly 20 years at Microsoft, Panos Panay has decided to leave the company. Panos has had an incredible impact not only on our products and culture, but on the broader device ecosystem. Under Panos' leadership, the team has created the Surface brand and beloved products, and most recently, as the Windows leader, he brings great Windows 11 services and experiences to innovative devices, including those from our OEM partners. He has served hundreds of millions of people, and while I am deeply saddened to see him retire, I am extremely grateful for his many years of service. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.'

Regarding his future career, Mr. Panay only said, ``I have decided to turn the page and write the next chapter.'' He did not mention anything specific, but economic newspaper Bloomberg reported that Amazon It is reported that he is expected to be hired as head of the division responsible for voice recognition assistant Alexa and smart speaker Echo.

Amazon to Hire Departing Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-18/amazon-is-poised-to-hire-departing-microsoft-product-chief



Amazon, a major e-commerce company, is also known as a manufacturer of hardware such as the e-book reader Kindle, and releases new products almost every year, so it is no surprise that they invited Mr. Panay, who worked on Microsoft's Surface etc. There is no place.

As for the transfer of personnel between Amazon and Microsoft, there is a case in which Charlie Bell, who was in charge of the cloud division at Amazon, became Microsoft's head of cybersecurity. Amazon had a contract that prevented Mr. Bell from transferring to a competitor, but both companies have agreed to this personnel transfer. Since then, Mr. Bell has worked on Microsoft Security Copilot and other projects.

Microsoft announces ``Microsoft Security Copilot'' aiming for ``a new era of security'' by utilizing GPT-4 - GIGAZINE



According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has not made any moves in recent years to prevent employees from leaving for competitors. It has also been pointed out that the Surface business is shrinking, and that the mixed reality goggles HoloLens are also struggling.

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